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id: c08b952a-f803-4d75-b44d-67b575b04812
title: setLayout
slug: /js/reference/video/room-session/set-layout
description: setLayout method for the RoomSession class.
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### setLayout

* **setLayout**(`params`): `Promise<void>`

Sets a layout for the room. You can obtain a list of available layouts with [getLayouts](/docs/browser-sdk/v3/js/reference/video/room-session/get-layouts).

#### Parameters

<ParamField path="params" type="object">
  Object containing the parameters of the method.
</ParamField>

<Indent>
  <ParamField path="name" type="string">
    Name of the layout.
  </ParamField>

  <ParamField path="positions" type="VideoPositions" required={false}>
    Positions to assign as soon as the new layout is set.
  </ParamField>
</Indent>

#### Returns

`Promise<void>`

#### Permissions

* `room.set_layout`
* `room.set_position` (if you need to assign positions)

You need to specify the permissions when [creating the Video Room Token](/docs/apis/video/room-tokens/create-room-token) on the server side.

#### Example

Set the 6x6 layout:

```javascript
await roomSession.setLayout({ name: "6x6" });
```